Beethoven development section Flashcards
What modulation is used to get to the development?
Tertiary shift
What bar does the development start on?
Bar 110
What is meant by tertiary shift?
Similar to an interrupted cadence, it is a modulation.
What is the new key?
A major
What method of modulation is used frequently in this section?
Circle of 5ths
What is important about the chord in bar 110?
It is forte but 1st inversion so is weakened.
What mood does bar 121 portray and does does it achieve this mood?
Tremolando on a minor chord creates tension and suspense.
Where is the rising arpeggio, in bars 122-123 vc+cb, a theme from?
1st subject bar 16-17 1st violins.
Name a bar on the first page of the development where there is contrary motion.
Bar 125 1st violins and vc+cb